Shade and awning roller bracket



Dec 9, 1930.

J. BEARDS ET AL SHADE AND AWNING ROLLER BRACKET Filed May 6, 1930 1%ENTORS 9 When installed, prevents unintentional or acparts may be resorted to; without departing Patented Dec. 9, 1930' UNITED STATES FPATTENT' OFFICE JESS BEARDS AND LOUIS L. TETELMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHADE AND AWNING ROLLER BRACKET.

' Application filed May 6, 1930, Serial No. 450,239.

The invention relates to an improvement in shade and awning roller brackets, in which a spring is imposed upon the mouth of the slot in the bracket, and the objects of the improvement are, first, to aid the installation of shades and awning rollers by facilitating the insertion of the roller spindle into the bracket slot; second to lock thespindle in the bracket, preventing accidental or uninten- 10 tional removal of shade or awning and permit any intended removal of the spindle with r i use of moderate force.

The form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a Vertical face view of the bracket and slot, with the spring attached and imposed on the mouth of the bracket slot; Figure 2 is a side elevation of the improved-form of bracket as applied.

The usual bracket consists of one piece having a base of any shape 1, and shoulder 2, in whichis the usual bayonet slot 3, Wherein the spindle 9, of any roller 10, is contained. .The spring 5, has a high tensile strength, is curved and attached to the bracket, some place remote 7, from the mouth or aperture of the bracket 4. The spring at its unattached end 6, is concave, i. e., 1s curved outward and presses snugly against the aperture 4, then curves convexly 8, with a space 11, between it and the shoulder 2, to permit flexing'of the spring on insertion and removal form or position of the spring.

with the accompanying drawing, it will be observed that an improved bracket for roller shades and awnings is provided, permitting easy and quick installation and removal, and

cidental removal of the shade or awning.

Let it be known that the. form of our invention is to be takenas the preferred sample of the same, and that various changes as to the shape,'size and arrangement of from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

We claim:

of the spindle, without changing the ultimate From the foregoing descriptiom'together A bracket having a base and a shoulder 

